Star Wars Galaxy Map was a promotional poster "inspired by Star Wars: Timelines,"[4] given away at the 2022 Celebration Anaheim[1] and the 2023 Celebration Europe.[source?] It was confirmed by Jason Fry that the map is not included with Star Wars: Timelines despite the intitial StarWars.com announcement still stating otherwise following the book's publication.[3] Portions of the map did later appear in 2023 international printings of Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy.[source?]
Behind the scenes[]
- "Mapping is about star systems, not planets..."
- ―Jason Fry's comments following his contribution to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
The poster debuted at the Lucasfilm Publishing: Behind the Page panel on May 27, 2022.[2] Unlike Star Wars Droids Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away and the in-universe Traveler's Guide to Batuu, which label locations on their respective maps as planets, Star Wars Galaxy Map does not. While using varying iconography to differentiate nebulae and space stations, the map's key does not specify whether names appearing on the map are planetary names, system names or simply astronomical identifiers, however, Jason Fry has explained his stance on the naming conventions used by maps he has contributed to, stating: "the idea that the name on the map is the name in common galactic usage".[5] Names on Jason Fry's "Atlas"-style maps do not indicate the existence of a singular astronomical body, such as a star or planet, as Jason Fry considers those, as-yet-unmentioned by canon sources, to be a personal "assumption" until established by "future storytelling".[5] Jason has also stated that "planets not assigned a system in [a] published source can be assumed to reside in [the] system of [the] same name."[6] This article asserts Jason Fry's collective comments to apply to Star Wars Galaxy Map as an extension of Jason's Systems Database, which himself and Lucasfilm have continued to maintain following Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm.[7][8] The 749 labels are hereforth listed, as they appear on the map for ease of cross-referencing, linking to a confirmed canon system name. Where a system has yet to be explicitly named in a canon source the label links to the namesake within the as-yet-unnamed system.
Appearances[]
| Characters | Organisms | Droid models | Events | Locations |
| Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
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Weapons and technology
Sources[]
SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SWCA 2022: 7 Things We Learned from the Lucasfilm Publishing Behind the Page Panel (LaVorgna, Bria) on StarWars.com (May 28, 2022) (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
DK Books US (@dkpublishing) on Twitter (May 27, 2022): "Just announced at #StarWarsCelebration! Get your exclusive map - only at booth #2525." (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Star Wars Timelines (DK reference book, April 2023) on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; posted by jasonfry on April 26, 2023 at 5:04 AM; accessed July 30, 2023): "The map isn't in the book. It was always intended as a promotional giveaway but an article about the original panel at Celebration '22 incorrectly said the map would be featured in Timelines." (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars Galaxy Map
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; posted by jasonfry on June 12, 2020 at 9:38 AM; accessed August 20, 2023): "Mapping is about star systems, not planets -- Vardos was a chore because it has three different planets (IIRC) and it wasn't immediately clear that they were part of the same system. The most important idea in naming is that the name shown on the map is what most ordinary galactic citizens would call that star system by way of shorthand. Bardelberan 7 would be a moon, though there are exceptions to that nomenclature. (Bardelberan VII would normally be a planet.) Based on the moon's name, I would assume there's also a planet and star called Bardelberan, but that's an assumption -- future storytelling might say the home planet and/or star are named something else. What shouldn't change (though, again, it occasionally does) is the idea that the name on the map is the name in common galactic usage." (backup link)
- ↑ Jason Fry (@jasoncfry) on Twitter: "Yes, planets not assigned a system in published source can be assumed to reside in system of same name." (backup link)
- ↑ Systems Database
- ↑ The Further Adventures of Star Wars: The Essential Atlas on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxy Map significantly alters Kirima's Star Wars Legends placement. In Legends Kirima was located in the Kalinda system at grid square O-16. Twin Stars of Kira indicated it to be near the Corporate Sector, but Secrets of Naboo implied it to be near Naboo. Lucasfilm has yet to clarify its current placement.
- ↑ The Essential Atlas and Galactic Cartography: Official Discussion on the Jedi Council Forums (Literature board; posted by jasonfry on August 8, 2023, 1:01pm; accessed August 16, 2023): "Yes, some things have been moved/redefined (as they occasionally were during the EU days), but overwhelmingly when it comes to the map, LFL have safeguarded what's come before and advocated for keeping continuity with it." (backup link)
- ↑ The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game places "Tython" predominantly in Standard Galactic grid square, L-10 and partially in K-10, as does supporting Star Wars Legends material. Iconography on Star Wars Galaxy Map however, places "Tython" predominantly in grid square, K-10 and partially in L-10. This article currently assumes, based on the prior comments by the map's author, Jason Fry, the "Tython" grid placement at K-10 on the Star Wars Galaxy Map to be a graphical error until clarified by a future canon source.
